Jatkopolut

Jatkopolut is a term used in Finnish-language urban planning and transportation discourse to refer to secondary paths that extend or supplement a primary network. The concept emphasizes creating additional routes to improve connectivity and redundancy, rather than replacing existing routes.

Originating from jatko (continuation, sequel) and polut (paths), the term conveys the idea of follow-up corridors that link to main lines, stations, or districts.

In practice, jatkopolut can include pedestrian and cycling paths that bypass congested sections, greenway connectors between neighborhoods, or auxiliary walking routes feeding into tram or bus corridors. Planners use the concept when evaluating how to strengthen multimodal networks and reduce travel times.

Analysis typically covers safety, accessibility, land use, cost, and potential environmental impacts. The term is one of several planning notions used to describe how city grids can be expanded incrementally.

Some writers apply jatkopolut to digital or organizational contexts as follow-on processing routes in data pipelines or workflow systems, though this usage is less common than in physical planning. Definitions vary across agencies and disciplines.

See also: Network planning, Greenways, Multimodal transport, Transit-oriented development.